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Time’s a changing!

Town clock in Clinton, Oklamoma

Depending on where you are around the globe you either adjusted your clock or you are about to change with the time. Maybe you’ll change it later this month. Maybe it’s time to actually “change with the time.”

How much daylight does the modern farmer need?

It’s what we call Daylight Saving Time when we turn the clock forward on the second Sunday in March in the U.S.A. The idea was initially created to help farmers and others to have extra daylight. Well, I could always use that extra hour of sleep I’ll lose tonight. Many of you have already lost it.

Rise and shine with daylight as the sun signals the dawn of a new day. In today’s modern society do we actually depend on the sun to light our way?

I feel for the person who will be late for work because he or she “didn’t get the memo” or forget to set the clock. Well – maybe the clock can be blamed for it this time.

What about all of you traveling? Are computers automatic enough to keep up with your travels and the constant time changes?

Railroads and industry make good use of time and may be impacted by time changes.

Does the time change affect you in addition to the jet lag?

There has been some buzz lately about initiatives to keep the clock the same without having to “spring forward” or “fall back.” Why can’t we just keep it the same? I know I feel a little more tired each time we change – whether forward or backward – and it takes about a week to adjust. Maybe it’s only my mindset.

Regardless, can’t we just keep it the same? Has the time come where the time change doesn’t really matter that much? I would like to hear your thoughts around the world. Do you even change the time to accommodate the season?

In the U.S. Arizona and Hawaii don’t change and Florida has just passed legislation to keep the time on Daylight Saving Time. I’m not sure if that is the right course of action. If anything, can’t we keep it on the standard time? I mean, it’s not like we get extra time. We all have 24 hours in a day, right?

Maybe I’m not that smart to really understand the issues.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse in Florida shines brightly with upgraded lens compared to years past, still leading mariners and land travelers to their safety.

So, is light relative to the task at hand? Lighthouses are still in use (although more scarce) and provide their intended light. If we need more daylight maybe, just maybe, we can use solar and other artificial light more effectively and efficiently.

Webexibits.org (http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b2.html) mentions a poll conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicating “Americans liked Daylight Saving Time because ‘there is more light in the evenings / can do more in the evenings.’ A 1976 survey of 2.7 million citizens in New South Wales, Australia, found 68% liked daylight saving. Indeed, some say that the primary reason that Daylight Saving Time is a part of many societies is simply because people like to enjoy long summer evenings, and that reasons such as energy conservation are merely rationalizations.”

“Daylight Saving Time is one of those weird quirks of the Western world — most countries outside Europe and North America don’t take part,” CNN states. “Everyone, for the most part, is pretty excited to fall back in October and bemoans losing an hour of sleep in March.”

I say let’s just make the best of it until we can “change with the time” again.

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3 thoughts on “Time’s a changing!”

Arrrgh! I’d forgotten about this one, I just checked and it’s going to hit Europe in 2 weeks. Like you, it usually takes me about 10 days to adapt, and I think it could be because I’m deeply convinced we’re tampering with our natural rhythms and health in the name of …. saving energy? helping big business? Whatever. I remember years ago a couple of Swiss Cantons refused to adapt, because it upset the cows so much the quality of their milk deteriorated – and the locals’ livelyhood is based on the reputation of their dairy products. If it was bad for big sturdy cows, what about us?

I agree and think it affects our natural system. I was okay this morning but in the evening I began to drag a little. Hopefully Europe will adapt well and we all around the globe can look at what’s best for all of us.